Dirigible-lamp construction.



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Patented N0v -20, 1917.. I

nvewr/a MV1 s. 1. WELCH. 4 DIRIGIBLE LAMP CONSTRUCTIONlr APPLICATION FILED NOV. IB. 1916.

s..1.'wEL,cH.` DIRIGIBLE LAMP CUNSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED NOV- 18. ISI-6.

l Patented Nov. 20,1917.

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ir no DRIGlIBLE-LAMP CONSTRCTION.

Patented Nov. eo, iai a.

y spplieatien'le November 18, 191;i Serial No. 32,928.

I Zo oZZ whom 'it may concer-n.'

y Be it known that l, SAMUEL J. lNnLcH, or `-ffllroy, in the county ot' Bradford, and in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a eer l tain new and useful Improvement in Dirif gliele-Lamp Constructions, and do hereby de- 'Clare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof. n invention relates to means for directing the light pro `ecting means of vehicles, *especially antonio iles.

y The object of my invention is to provide an apparatus of this kind so arranged'that "f th'e part of the roadway in front 0f the aul i to'mobile while going around curves may be illuminated7 but so constructed that it may e thrown into and out of operation at any time when desired. A further object is to r`'flirovide a controlling means for the same 'which is operable from the seat of thel driver. This application covers animprovement 1onrny co-pending application upon dirigible v"Tlamp, Scrial'No. 81,592, tiled lvlarch 2, 191. `While my invention is capable of en'lbodi ment in many different forms 'for the pun pose of illustration l have shown only one form thereof in the Vaccompanying drawings, in which- 80 ratns made in accordance with my inven- Fifi. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section o the same; y

j Fig. il a plan view of the saine, showing the parts in one position;

' 'Figa 3 is a detailed view of the form ol: connection used betweensteering rofl and lin l: of the apparatus; g

Fig. 4 a similar view showing the parte;

in another position; and y y Fig 5 is an enlarged vertical section ott A a detail.

i ln the drawings l have shown diagram- `vinatically an automobile l having* at the 145 I l.' front wheels et, levers 5 and 6 for guiding the front wheels. and .a bar 7 connectingn the vlevers and 6 tor thev purpose of moving the same. Located on this bar 7' are two collars 8 and 9, having upper beveled snr- 'aces 8, which'are secured tosaid bar by set screws l0 and l1. Between the two collars 8 and Qthere is located a rear end l2 is provided with a bearing Figure l issn front elevation o an appa-f front thereof a radiator 2, a front axle ils` l l .25 to securely fasten the :rodsV 26 and 27 to the' yokel. The rods 26 'and 27 .are at of a. yoke 13. The rear end 120i said yoke 14 which fits loosely over the bar `7 between the collars 8 and 9, and an upwardly directed portion 154 to enable the yoke to have ample lelearance over the front a'Xle 3, a forwardly di# rected portion' 16 abovesaid axle 3 and two arms 17 and 18. Attached to the orvvardly directed .portion 16 there is a bar 19 having a hook 2O which is connected toa cable -21 passing over a guide :roller 22 secured, to*

the frame of the automobile. F rom this point the cable 21 passes rearwardly through a guiding sleeve 23, also located on the frame 4 of the automobile 2, and thence to a bell' crank lever 23 'supported upona bracket 237 attached rto the underside of a platform 2i, whichv is the platform located immediately in front of the drivers seat. Said platform' 23C has a slot '23d through which passes a plunger 23e having a plate v23* at-v tached to the same for operation by the `lootl of the driver. Said plunger 23e, `,turf t-herinore, has a slot 23g which is adapted to engage `the platform 23 when depressed, and when the'automatic moving means for the automobile lamps is Ato be thrown out of operation. Above the lbeveled collars 8 there is located a yoke 23h whiclris. secured' to the rod so as to limit the upward move# lli ment or the arm 13. To said forwardly diyarccted portion 16 therev is, 'liurthermores at tached a spring 25V, the lower end of which is connected to a hooli 231 on. a plate 23k sem cured by clamping bolts 23 to the axle 3 of the automobile. The-two arms l? and i8' are provided Ilrcspectively with sleeves 24 and toreceive respectively rods 26 and 27, which arc'connected together by a turnbuclle Q8 arranged Ito move the tivo ends oi" the rods 26 and 27 together or away from each other, as desired, to adjust the angular 4positions ofthe lights to be thrown on. the

roadway as hereinafter describedi Set screws 29 and 30 are provided in the sleeves 2st and their other ends connected respectively to ever arms 3l and 3i2,fthe other endsor" said levers `having sleeves 33 and 3l to receive vertical rods 3,5 and Set screws 3? and 38 securely fasten'said rods 35 and 36 to the sleeves 33 and Se. @The rods 35 and 36 i cured to the rods 35 and 36 by set lscrews 43.

Around the tubes 39 and 40 are located sleeves 44 and 45 which are carried respecltively by arms 46 and 47 having horizontal' portions 48 and 49 'and vertical portions 50 ,and 51, which are provided with low'er screw-threaded ends 52 and 53, which pass through and are secured in lamp sockets 54 and 55of the usual type provided on automobiles for holding lamps. At their upper ends the rods and 36 are provided with yokes 56 and 57 held in place by set screws 58, said yokes 56 and'57 carrying lamps 59 and 60in the usual way, and of any desired type that may be found useful 'in connection with the operation of vehicles. The tubes 39 and 40 are held in position by means of `clampii'ig straps 61 and L62, which pass through a bar 63 having odset portions 64 and 65 at. its two ends, vhich are adapted to be fastened by bolts 66 to a forwardly directed frame ,67, such as that usually found on automobiles.

In the operation of my invention, assuming that the apparatus is being operated by night, when it is desired to utilize the light from the lamps 59 and 60, the plunger 23e will' be in its elevated position, that is to say, with the slot 23? disengaged from the platform 23 so that the spring Q3 may pull the arm 13 into engagement with the rod 7. When now the car is driven forwardly on a straight road, the'lights from the lamps 59 and 60 shine directly in front of the autom'obile, but' when the car begins to make Yiii) a turn, the lamps 59 'and 60 turn to a coi'respending degree, and thus throw their lights immediately on the part ofthe curved roadway which the car is to follow in its turning movement. At the same time, owing to the turning movement of the lamps 59 and 60, there is no longer any danger due to the throwing of the lights in the faces of the drivers of automobiles coming in the opposite direction around the curve. -It will be noted that this operation of the lamps 59 and 60, so as to turn according to the extent of the turning movement of the car, is carried out entirely automatically, and without any special effort or additional motions on the partvof the driver. 0n the other hand, when it is desired not to utilize the lamps 59 and 60,'as for example, where the car is to be operated only in the day time for a.

considerable period, the turning movement of the lamps 59 and 60 can be discontinued by merely depressing the plunger 23 and causingthe slot 23g to engage with the platform 23% whereupon the bearing 14 will be lifted above the collars 8 and 9 so that the yoke 13 is no longer.- moved by the .movement of the bar 7.

While I have described my invention above in detail, I wish it to be understood that many changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim: y

1. In combination, a vehicle having dirigible wheels, a vehicle lamp, means to turn` the same with the turning of the vehicle, an adjustable' means to disconnectv the lampturniiig means, compri'si cf a spring-pressed foot-operated device, an' upper an lower f guides for directing the parts into coperation when being reconnected.

2. In combination, a vehicle having dirigible wheels, a vehicle lamp, means to turn the saine with the turning of the vehicle, an adjustable means todisconnect the lampturning means, comprising a spring-pressed:

and adjiistably engaging the other, guidingmembers adjacent the engaging portion of drivers seat, and upper and lower said l-ink to lead the same into proper 0pthe driversl seat for moving said link into and out of operable! position.

5. In an automobile, a steering rod, a link freely movable into and out of engagement with said rod, a lamp, means connected to said link for rotatingsaid lamp, and means, operable from the drivers seat for movingv said link into and out 4of engagement with said steering rod.

erative position, and means operable from 6. In an automobile, a pair of vehicle lamps, a bar connecting the saine, a steering rod. means normally connecting said bar-to said rod for actuation by the latter and freely movable` out of 'connection therewith,

and means operable from the drivers seat to remove'said connecting means from operative Position.

7. In combination, a pair of vehicle lamps, a bar connecting the same, a steering rod, a link connected to said bar and having a portion freely movable into and out of engagement with said steering rod, a spring normally holding said vlink in engaging position, and means operable from the drivers seat to move said link outof such engaging position.l i

8. In an automobile, a steering rod, a link `movable into and out of engagement there With, a lamp, means Connecte to said link.

for rotating said lamp, means operable from the drlvers seat for movlng saldlmk lnto and out of engg'aggrementI with said steering j rod, and members located upon said steering I rod for ,guiding said link into engaging p0- ,smi with said rod. s

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,

Witnesses: S. F. ROSEBRQOK,

F. I. DOLAWAY.

SAMUEL J. WELCH. f 

